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Extracurriculars


Athletic Eligibility

Students at Sycamore High School must meet the eligibility standards as published by the Ohio High School Athletic Association and Sycamore Board of Education. Thus, a student must be passing subjects that earn a minimum of 5 credits per year toward graduation at the end of each quarter to continue athletic participation for the next quarter and maintain no less than a 1.0 grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale. A student must have also attained a minimum grade-point average of 1.0 on a 4.0 grading scale in the previous grading period.

Special note: Physical education classes and proficiency classes are not used to determine athletic eligibility.

Extracurricular Activities Attendance

A student may not miss more than 10% of any school year to participate in activities, unless there has been an extended illness. Students absent from school for more than four periods in one day will not be permitted to participate in after school activities. Special circumstances may be appealed to the building administration.

Mandatory rules applying to students participating in extracurricular activities are as follows:

  1. Participating in the Day of Practice, Meeting, or Performance
    1. Students absent from school for more than four periods in one day will not be permitted to participate in after school activities.
    2. Special circumstances however, may be appealed to the administration.
  2. Class Cutting / Truancy – When a student who is involved in any extracurricular activity cuts class or is truant, the activity sponsor will be notified by the administration. Proper disciplinary action will be in accordance with the specific rules of the organization/activity with a minimum of being denied participation from the next scheduled practice or meeting.